“We haven’t confirmed the launch date, but it’s likely the new machine(s) will be introduced during next Wednesday’s ‘Back to the Mac’ press event at Apple’s Cupertino campus,” Kahney reports.
Kahney reports, “According to our source, the new MacBook Air will have the following hardware features: A 50-percent bigger battery, delivering 8-10 hours of battery life… The new machine is thinner and lighter… An SD card slot on the right side will allow the MBA’s memory to be quickly and easily upgraded. SD cards are currently available at 64GBs, and will soon be available at 128GBs… Our source suggests the 13-inch machine may be priced as low as $1,100, and the 11-inch MBA at $999.”
Read more in the full article, which also contains a nice artist’s’ conception of the new model(s) look, here.
wait… Apple is going to come out with a new model that is both thinner AND lighter?!!
Who’dathunkTHAT?
wait… Apple is going to come out with a new model that is both thinner AND lighter?!!
Who’dathunkTHAT?
One for me and one for you.
One for me and one for you.
The current MBA has an SSD designed to emulate a classic Hard Drive. The kind with spinning disks and a “standard” form-factor. The iPad has an SSD designed to fit the space it’s in. Have you noticed that the iPad is less expensive and has more room available for battery? Just one of the “savings” an ultra-light can take advantage of just by shedding yesteryear’s expectations.
The current MBA has an SSD designed to emulate a classic Hard Drive. The kind with spinning disks and a “standard” form-factor. The iPad has an SSD designed to fit the space it’s in. Have you noticed that the iPad is less expensive and has more room available for battery? Just one of the “savings” an ultra-light can take advantage of just by shedding yesteryear’s expectations.
…and cheaper!!!
…and cheaper!!!
… heck, it’ll probably be faster too!!
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As Apple sees its market share increasing with each quarter that passes, they’re transforming iPods into Macs… The iPhone was a step, the iPod touch was another step, the iPad was the next step…
These devices will basically be iPads with Keyboards. So we can speculate on the pricing, (and their ability to run 300,000 iOS apps) accordingly…
As Apple sees its market share increasing with each quarter that passes, they’re transforming iPods into Macs… The iPhone was a step, the iPod touch was another step, the iPad was the next step…
These devices will basically be iPads with Keyboards. So we can speculate on the pricing, (and their ability to run 300,000 iOS apps) accordingly…
“These devices will basically be iPads with Keyboards. So we can speculate on the pricing, (and their ability to run 300,000 iOS apps) accordingly…”
Is there a possibility , the new MBA could be dual booting?
OSX and IOS4, with a touch screen when using IOS
“These devices will basically be iPads with Keyboards. So we can speculate on the pricing, (and their ability to run 300,000 iOS apps) accordingly…”
Is there a possibility , the new MBA could be dual booting?
OSX and IOS4, with a touch screen when using IOS
Talk about transitions…the transition from iPod to Multitouch Macs is just as smooth and remarkable as the transition to Intel Macs and OSX…
Talk about transitions…the transition from iPod to Multitouch Macs is just as smooth and remarkable as the transition to Intel Macs and OSX…
As nice as they will be, why bother? Just get a MBP or an iPad.
As nice as they will be, why bother? Just get a MBP or an iPad.
My laptop of choice for the past 2 years has been the Air.
The only thing I want is more RAM.
My laptop of choice for the past 2 years has been the Air.
The only thing I want is more RAM.
@sounds cool:
I don’t think they will be iPads. Even with keyboards – we already have that. If they do not run OS X, well… it will be definitely a NO for my purposes.
I think what most people want is just a smaller MacBook, i.e., 11.6″ MacBook Air that won’t break the bank to purchase. If they come out with the 11.6″ MBA for about $900 – I’m buying!
@sounds cool:
I don’t think they will be iPads. Even with keyboards – we already have that. If they do not run OS X, well… it will be definitely a NO for my purposes.
I think what most people want is just a smaller MacBook, i.e., 11.6″ MacBook Air that won’t break the bank to purchase. If they come out with the 11.6″ MBA for about $900 – I’m buying!
Apple is very good at adapting new technologies developed for one product for use in other product lines.
So replacing hard drives with chip based memory makes a lot of sense for the MBA. Less space, reduced power consumption and cheaper than the standard SSD drives. The prices they can command for that type of memory is very good considering they can use it for anything from iPods to Macs.
This is very cool and the reason why Apple beats it competitors hands down.
Apple is very good at adapting new technologies developed for one product for use in other product lines.
So replacing hard drives with chip based memory makes a lot of sense for the MBA. Less space, reduced power consumption and cheaper than the standard SSD drives. The prices they can command for that type of memory is very good considering they can use it for anything from iPods to Macs.
This is very cool and the reason why Apple beats it competitors hands down.
So… what are the odds that the new MacBook Air will feature a Retina display?
Wouldn’t that be sweet in preparation for 10.7 with screen resolution independence?
It would be an awesome and welcome addition to the (MDN Magic Word) range of Apple laptops.